Atomic Age Declassified: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

There's a reason they called it theoretical physics. No one really knew for sure what would happen when we split the atom. At Los Alamos, the famous scientist Enrico Fermi jokingly suggested a bet: the bomb would ignite the atmosphere – and end all life on earth. Not everyone thought it was funny. The sky didn't catch fire, but the mushroom cloud over the New Mexico desert that day cast a long shadow. It began an explosive era of secrecy and fear that we still live with today. Atomic Age Declassified tells the untold stories of a time that brought us to the edge of human possibility – and the verge of total annihilation – more times than we ever knew.

Series details

• Title: Atomic Age Declassified
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: War, History
• Premiere date: 2019-06-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-06-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Smithsonian Channel
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 42341
• IMDb ID: tt10371216
• TVDB ID: 362073

Cast and credited roles

• Christopher Crutchfield Walker — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-06-16; final listed air date 2019-06-30; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

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